Memorializing Columbine

On April 20, 1999, two students, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, armed with guns, knives, and bombs, terrorized Columbine High School, killing 13 individuals, wounding 24, and emotionally traumatizing thousands. The perpetrators then completed suicide. Moving beyond the tragic events of that day, thi...

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Published in:Illness, crisis, and loss crisis, and loss, 2009-07, Vol.17 (3), p.223-241
Main Authors: Bingham, Rebecka D., Heath, Melissa Allen, Lyon, Rachel Crook, Williams, Marleen, Whicker, Jenni, Paine, Cathy Kennedy
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Bombs
Grief
High schools
Killing
Knives
Memorials
News
Perpetrators
Suicide
Victims
Web sites
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Summary:On April 20, 1999, two students, Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold, armed with guns, knives, and bombs, terrorized Columbine High School, killing 13 individuals, wounding 24, and emotionally traumatizing thousands. The perpetrators then completed suicide. Moving beyond the tragic events of that day, this study focused on memorializing victims' lives. In particular, the planning of Columbine Memorial was considered from three committee leaders' perspectives. Supplementing their input, additional information was gathered from the memorial's official website and news articles describing related activities. This information is summarized, offering suggestions for planning permanent memorials and facilitating grief.
ISSN:1054-1373
1552-6968
DOI:10.2190/IL.17.3.d